Sholto

Scottish from the Gaelic
"sower"

Sholto Origin and Meaning

The name Sholto is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "sower".

Sholto is a traditional Scottish first name, especially within the Douglas clan. It's an Anglicized form of Sìoltach, meaning "sower".

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Famous People Named Sholto

  • Sholto Douglas
    mythical progenitor of Scotland's Clan Douglas
  • (William) Sholto Douglas
    1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, senior commander in the Royal Air Force
  • Sholto George Watson Douglas
    19th Earl of Morton
  • (Robert) Sholto Johnstone Douglas
    Scottish figurative artist
  • (Charles) Sholto Wyndham Marcon
    English schoolmaster, clergyman and Olympic field hockey player
  • Sholto Kynoch
    English pianist

Sholto in Pop Culture

  • Sholto Pinn
    character in The Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud
  • Sholto Lennox
    baby in the 2004 movie version of Elizabeth Gaskell's "North & South"
  • James Sholto
    character on TV's "Sherlock"